Od al-Džazíry k intervenci v Libyi: Koncepce zahraniční politiky Kataru
From Al Jazeera to Libya Intervention: Qatar's Foreign Policy Concept

Author(s): Jan Kužvart
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Geopolitics
Published by: AMO – Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky
Summary/Abstract: Qatar, a small Sunni Arab state located between Saudi Arabia and Iran, has increasingly become the center of media and diplomatic attention in recent years and months, far exceeding the importance of its power position. Qatar's al-Jazeera television and, more recently, Qatar's involvement in the NATO operation in Libya show that this small oil monarchy has big regional and international ambitions, which it does not hesitate to realize. // Qatar's current position is the result of several years of efforts by the ruling Emir Ash-Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. Behind it stands a sophisticated concept of foreign policy, which this briefing paper analyzes. At the same time, it focuses on Qatari interests and goals, the principles on the basis of which they are achieved, and the means used to realize them. The effort to capture the dynamics, perspectives and possible pitfalls of Qatar's foreign policy in the future is not left out.

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